Background: Previous research has shown body
dissatisfaction and pursuit of thinness among
contemporary black South African females to be related to the female perception that black males now prefer thinner, more Western ...

Objective: Recent research has shown that black women studying at a rural, Historically
Disadvantaged University (HDU) in South Africa displayed levels of body dissatisfaction similar to their Caucasian UK counterparts. ...

Objectives: Recent research has shown an
increase in the prevalence of eating disorders such as Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa among black female students living in urban areas of South Africa. The aim of the present study ...